St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-15
YESTERDAYS MARKET.
Wheat Was Unsettled and Nervous at the
Opening on the Chicago Board
of Trade.
It Ruled Strong and Higher Early in
the Session, But Lost the
Advance.
Slight Fluctuations in Corn, With
= No New Features of
Note.
Transactions in the Financial Circles
of Wall Street, @ eneraI
Quotations.

CIau-io Jan. 14.-The wheat market was
unsettled and nervous to-day, ruling strong
and higher early in the session but losing all
the advance at the close and finishing 3@6D39c
lower than on yesterday. The market opened
weak with May delivery ut S53ac, then ad-
vanced sharply under good demand for
"shorts." May touching S51sc. The advance
was stimulated by reported buying on Cali
fornia account with advIces from there quot
ing an advance, owing to the prolonged
drouth. The dissolution of the German reich
stag was also accepted as q bull argument.
From S51sc the market sagged back rather
heavily to 81 sc and closed at inside figures.
The receipts at eleven points aggregated 3d.
900 bushels while the exports from three
points showed the same aggregate. NO new
features were developed in corn. Fluctua-
tons were confined 10 a range of sc, the
market closing at nearly inside figures. Oats
we're duh and featurelesS. Trading was more
Ictive in provisions. Mess pork opened &c
higher, fell back l5GlT15c, rallied 70 medium
igures and closed steady. Lard closed Il
hade higher, while short ribs advanced 2%c.
THE QUOTATIONS.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Wheat-No. January, opening at 7SAc,
closing ut 7Sc; February. 7S1ac, closing at
7SIc; March. 791ac, closing at T9c; May.
S53sc. closing at S4Isc. Corn-No. 2 Jan
uary, 3614c. closing at 36c: February, $3.50,
closing at 36I s@36Hc; March. 365sc, closing
at 1910 &c: May, 41$4c closing at AGO
4Islc. Outs-No. 2 January. 2B14c, closing
at 26l4c; February, 26@sc, closing at 262sc;
March, 265Ec, closing at $500; May. 305sc,
closing at 307sc Mess pork per barrel
January Sl1.S1%, closing at $11.: Feb
ruary SI1.9O, closing ut S11 80; March,
ST. 02J5. closing at Sl2.021@: May, Sl2.25,
closing at $I2. l21@. Lard per 100 pounds
January, $6.4215. closing at $6.42H; Febru-
airy. $6.42%, closing at S6.4?@; March,
$3.50, closing at $3.50; Nav, $G.65, closing
AIRY, S6.021a, closing AT $500; February.
S6.0215, closing at S6,05; March, $6.1O, closing
at S3.l2%; May, 1923, closing at S6.25-
Casa quotations were as follows: Flour
quiet ard unchanged. Wheat, No. spring,
TS4@7S86c; No. 3 spring, 690714c; No
red, T934c. Corn-No. ,, 3615036Hc. Oats
No. .. 2614c. Rye No. 2, 53c. Barley-No.
=, 51u53c. Flax Seed-No. i, $1.01. Timothy
Seed-Prime, $3.50. Mess pork per biol,
SlI9U Lard, per 100 lbs, S6.421@. Short ribs,
sides, loose $6.05Gl601%; dry sailed shout
ders, boxed, S4.S5@4.9O; short clear sides
boxed, S6.45@6.5O Whisky, dIstillers' fin
ished goods, per gal, $l.lS. Sugars, cut loaf
6140636c; granuated, 6lgc; Standard "A,
5$4c Receipts-Flour, $4,000 bbls; wheat
81 600 bu: corn, Il5,00C blu: oats, $1,000 bu:
rye, 900 bu; barley, $4,000 bu- Shipments
Flour, %, 600 bbS; wheat, 5000 blu: corn, ~,
200 bu: oats. $4,000 bu; rye, 1900 Blu; bar
lev %, GOO blu. On the produce exchange to
dav butter ruled steady; creamery, 23U3Oc
dairy, 2l@26c. Eggs, 27029c.
PTIER BERKEY. Pres. r. W. ANDERSON, Cashier
CIV .GRIGGS V. Pres a. C. ANDERSON. Asst c.
The ST. PAUL NATIONAL Ban
CAPITAL 100000.
Tor,ar Fifth and jackson streets,